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Conservation articles and news

Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris reopening: 7-8 December

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The reopening is in time for Christmas 2025.


Stirling Prize-winning Salford building to be demolished

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The Centenary Building will be bulldozed as part of the wider £2.5bn Crescent regeneration project


Volunteers work to transform 100-year-old ‘hidden’ building into bothy

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The building, named Druimnashallag, is located southeast of Oban.


The new ‘Arches for HERs’ Demo site, from the Getty Conservation Institute via HE

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It shows how organisations responsible for historic environment records (HER) management can benefit from its powerful features.


ICOMOS-CIF 2024 Symposium celebrates 40th anniversary in Venice

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It aims to critically review current practices and theories of conservation of built heritage around the world, and more.


HES establishes new national centre for retrofit of traditional buildings

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HES plans to develop the centre follows £1m of funding from UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council.


High Court rejects oral appeal against tower block decision in historic Bloomsbury

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The request was for a full Judicial Review hearing against Camden Council’s approval of a 74m-high tower block in Bloomsbury.


Mayor of London and Government announce bold plans to transform Oxford Street

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Plans include turning the road into a traffic-free pedestrianised avenue, creating a beautiful public space.


Crystal Palace Subway, for 160th anniversary

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The remarkable Grade II* listed Crystal Palace Subway in South London begins a new era following major restoration.


National Trust brings nature back to an area twice the size of Manchester in less than a decade

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The National Trust has achieved its aim of creating or restoring 25,000 hectares of priority habitat on its land by 2025.

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